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LANDFORMS
FEATURE ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH SUCH AS MOUNTAIN,HILLS,SAND DUNES,OCEAN,AND RIVERS
Photo by K. Sawyer Photography
CANYON
- A long process of erosion from a plateau
- Wind,water,and ice make canyons
- Canyons can look,and come in different shapes and sizes
- Well known canyon is the Grand Canyon
Photo by haglundc
DELTAS
- Formed when a river meets a sea or lake and the wind carrys it away
- Wind and water make deltas
- There are deltas on mars
- Well known delta is the Nile river delta
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
SAND DUNES
- When wind carries sand on top of the sand pile
- Wind and water can make a sand dune
- Fact: some can reach up to 100 ft high
- One famous sand dunes is the one in Death Valley park
Photo by D-Stanley
VALLEYS
- Hollow space between two mountains or hills
- Water, ice, and wind can make a valley
- Fact: the bottom of the valley is called a floor
- A famous valley ... In western Norway
Photo by Brian Smithson (Old Geordie)
LANDSLIDE
- Formed when mud, snow ,and rocks come down a hill or cliff
- Ice and wind can make a landslide
- Fact: the damage of a landslide can cost up to 3.5 billion dollars
- Famous landslide is Pompeii
Photo by crestedcrazy
